Over 100 Accord Party Members Joins APC in Iree

Not less than 100 members of the Accord Party on Thursday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Iree, Boripe Local Government Council Area of Osun State.

They were received by the former Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Adebayo Adeleke (BANIK), former state Secretary of the People Democratic Party (PDP), now APC Chieftaincy, Barrister Yinka Adeojo and former member of the state House of Assembly, Hon Bello Osuolale among other leaders.

Receiving the decampees at the party’s general meeting in Iree, BANIK hinted that the defection served as another signal that Iree town and Boripe Local Government generally is a no-go area for the Accord Party/PDP..

According to him, Governor Ademola Adeleke and his party would do themselves a lot of good by coming to term with reality that the August 15 governorship election is a won battle for the APC, instead of believing in self-deceit of imaginary acceptability.

He congratulated the defectors for tetracing their steps by joining a winning party, urging them to be active and collaborate with other members to mobilised towards the ‘final burial’ of the Accord party.

Also speaking, Barrister Adeojo said APC is the party to beat during the August 15 governorship election, assuring that the majority of people in the ancient town would vote massively for the APC.

While urging party members to continue to mobilised the people for the ongoing voters’ registration, he said there is the need to continue to sensitive the people of the need to rejected Governor Adeleke as the governor of the state who has failed them.

Honourable Bello on his own congratulated the defectors, saying their defection would contribute emensely to the success of the party.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Mr. Jimoh Basiru (Yotomi), assured members and leaders of the APC of his readiness and that of the other defectors to work tirelessly towards the success of the party.

He described the Accord party as a party of deceit and they had decided to exit, with a view to liberating themselves, saying, APC is the only alternative for them that could be relies on.